liker

See also: likér

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪkə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From like +‎ -er (“agent noun suffix”).

Noun

liker (plural likers)

1. One who likes.
   • 2009 May 10, David Segal, “Scammed? Rebuffed? Ignored? Read On”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Traditionally, the rebate offers a price cut to anyone willing to endure a certain amount of hassle; it’s an inducement that separates the casual bargain likers from the ardent bargain lovers.

Etymology 2

From like +‎ -er (“comparative suffix”).

Adjective

liker

1. (archaic) comparative form of like: more like
   • 1673, Richard Baxter, Christian Directory:

     We owe greater love to angels than to men, because they are better, nearer God, and liker to him, and more demonstrate his glory; and indeed also love us better, and do more for us than we can do for one another.

   • 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

     To be the bride of Christ was the thought that filled her heart; and when, at the fencing of the table, Dr. Chrystal preached from Matthew nine and fifteen, 'Can the children of the bridechamber mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them?' it was remarked by sundry that Ailie's face was liker the countenance of an angel than of a mortal lass.

Anagrams

• Klier

French

Etymology

From English like +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laj.ke/

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Verb

liker

1. (social media) to like

   Synonym: plussoyer

   • 2023 April, Siné mensuel, number 128, →ISSN, page 11:

     Voilà, les zouzous, c'est tout pour aujourd'hui ! N'oubliez pas de liker ma vidéo !

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

Conjugation of liker (see also Appendix:French verbs)

infinitive	simple	liker
	compound	avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1	simple	likant /laj.kɑ̃/
	compound	ayant + past participle
past participle		liké /laj.ke/
		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il, elle, on	nous	vous	ils, elles
(simple tenses)	present	like /lajk/	likes /lajk/	like /lajk/	likons /laj.kɔ̃/	likez /laj.ke/	likent /lajk/
	imperfect	likais /laj.kɛ/	likais /laj.kɛ/	likait /laj.kɛ/	likions /laj.kjɔ̃/	likiez /laj.kje/	likaient /laj.kɛ/
	past historic2	likai /laj.ke/	likas /laj.ka/	lika /laj.ka/	likâmes /laj.kam/	likâtes /laj.kat/	likèrent /laj.kɛʁ/
	future	likerai /laj.kə.ʁe/	likeras /laj.kə.ʁa/	likera /laj.kə.ʁa/	likerons /laj.kə.ʁɔ̃/	likerez /laj.kə.ʁe/	likeront /laj.kə.ʁɔ̃/
	conditional	likerais /laj.kə.ʁɛ/	likerais /laj.kə.ʁɛ/	likerait /laj.kə.ʁɛ/	likerions /laj.kə.ʁjɔ̃/	likeriez /laj.kə.ʁje/	likeraient /laj.kə.ʁɛ/
(compound tenses)	present perfect	present indicative of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
	past anterior2	past historic of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il, qu’elle	que nous	que vous	qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple tenses)	present	like /lajk/	likes /lajk/	like /lajk/	likions /laj.kjɔ̃/	likiez /laj.kje/	likent /lajk/
	imperfect2	likasse /laj.kas/	likasses /laj.kas/	likât /laj.ka/	likassions /laj.ka.sjɔ̃/	likassiez /laj.ka.sje/	likassent /laj.kas/
(compound tenses)	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect2	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
simple		—	like /lajk/	—	likons /laj.kɔ̃/	likez /laj.ke/	—
compound		—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	simple imperative of avoir + past participle	—
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way: past historic → present perfect past anterior → pluperfect imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

liker

1. present of like

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

liker

1. present of like

Old Swedish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Germanic *ga-

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *galīkaz

Old Norse líkr

Old Swedish liker

Inherited from Old Norse líkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz, from *ga- + *-līkaz.

Adjective

līker

1. alike, similar
2. equal
3. probable
4. suitable, appropriate

Declension

Declension of līker (strong)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	līker	līk	līkt
accusative	līkan	līka	līkt
dative	līkum līkom	līkri līkre	līku līko
genitive	līks	līkrar	līks
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	līkir līker	līkar	līk
accusative	līka	līkar	līk
dative	līkum līkom	līkum līkom	līkum līkom
genitive	līkra līka	līkra līka	līkra līka

Declension of līker (weak)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	līki līke	līka	līka
accusative	līka	līku līko	līka
dative	līka	līku līko	līka
genitive	līka	līku līko	līka
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	līku līko	līku līko	līku līko
accusative	līku līko	līku līko	līku līko
dative	līku līko	līku līko	līku līko
genitive	līku līko	līku līko	līku līko

Descendants

• Swedish: lik

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French liqueur, from Latin liquor (“liquid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǐkeːr/
• Hyphenation: li‧ker

Noun

lìkēr m inan (Cyrillic spelling лѝке̄р)

1. liqueur

Declension

Declension of liker

	singular	plural
nominative	lìkēr	likeri
genitive	likéra	likera
dative	likeru	likerima
accusative	liker	likere
vocative	likeru	likeri
locative	likeru	likerima
instrumental	likerom	likerima

References

• “liker”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025